THE
COLORS OF CREATION was commissioned by the Ithaca College School of Music and
premiered on November 15, 2003 by the Ithaca College Choir, conducted by
Lawrence Doebler.The
text is my adaptation of a poetic essay by Romaine Samworth, an extraordinary
sculptor who lost her vision over 60 years ago. Romaine's remarkable sculptures
use color vividly, reflecting her visual memory, inspiration, and spirited
imagination. THE COLORS OF CREATION is a paraphrase of Genesis highlighting how
and why colors were created; the music uses many contrasting and unusual choral
textures to amplify the coloristic text.